The Long March 4C, developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a CASC subsidiary, has a liftoff weight of ...

F rocket will launch Shenzhou 17 taikonauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin from the Tiangong space station from ...

China’s space program has been making big moves, and one of the most exciting things happening is the Long March-9 rocket.

The launch of China’s Long March 8A rocket has been rescheduled to February, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced. In an advisory posted on Saturday, the OCD stated that the Philippine Space ...

China’s flagship Long March-5B rocket, infamous for uncontrolled reentries of its first stage, will support upcoming Guowang launches. For the first time, the rocket will use a Yuanzheng-2 upper ...

China debuted its new launch vehicle Long March-12, delivering two experimental satellites into orbit and marking the inaugural flight from the country's first commercial spaceport.

The Long March 12 is also China's first 3.8-meter (12.5-foot) diameter rocket, which is an optimal match between the width of the booster and lift capability, allowing it to be transported by ...

China's Long March-12 Y1 carrier rocket sits at the launch area at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site in South China's Hainan Province on November 26, 2024.

While SpaceX's rocket is powered by 33 Raptor engines with 280 tons of thrust, the Long March 9 will have 30 YF-215 engines with 200 tons of thrust. Both engines use methane and liquid oxygen as fuel.

It was revealed at the event that the Long March 9 is now a two-stage rocket with its second stage featuring the same designs as SpaceX's Starship, down to its flaps on the upper and lower parts.

The rocket was fully expendable, with three stages and solid motors strapped onto its sides. Since then, China has been revising the design of this rocket, named Long March 9, in response to the ...

Posted: September 17, 2024 | Last updated: November 28, 2024 China's Long March 3B rocket launched a land exploration satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.